Table 42 
BIOGEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF BRANT DURING THE 1958-59 SEASON 


Nov,3-12, Decsl-12, Jan.7-13, Mar.3-16, 

1956 1958 1959 1959 
Coastal Section _O- 95% oe 100% 
Sinepuxent Bay (0) (83) (63) (32) 
Chincoteague Bay (0) (12) ( 0} (50) 
Assawoman Bay (0) ( 0) (31) (18) 
Lower Eastern Shore Section 100% _5% _6% 0. 
Smith Island Area (29) ( 5) ( 6) ( 0) 
Tar Bay Area (71) ( 0) ( 0) ( 0) 
Other Sections _9o- £505 0 0. 
Total Populations 70 1,900 2,100 3,400 
Table 43 
FOODS OF BRANT FROM THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE REGION* 
Coastal Bays Washington Market 
S Birds? 8 Birds? 
Stems and Leaves (or Thalli) 
of Submerged Aquatic Plants 100% _ (47-100) 100% (63-100) 
Sea-Lettuce 100% (h7-100) 
Eelgrass 100% (43-100) 
Widgeongrass 100% (63-100) 
* Percentage occurrence of foods that made up 5% or more of the volume in 
individual birds. Figures in parentheses show 95% confidence limits. 
2 Sinepuxent and Isle of Wight Bays, Worcester County, Maryland, March 7 
and March 22, 1956. 
? Purchased in Washington, D. C. market, December, 1913, probably shot 
along eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay. 
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